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Ellen vs Yvonne - What's the difference?

ellen | yvonne |

As proper nouns the difference between ellen and yvonne

is that ellen is while yvonne is borrowed from france, in regular use since the twentieth century.

ellen

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) Zeal.
  • (obsolete) Strength; courage.
  • (theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) ----

    yvonne

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.
  • * 1896 Ernest Christopher Dowson: Yvonne of Brittany :
    • In your mother's apple orchard
    When the world was left behind:
    You were shy, so shy, Yvonne !
    But your eyes were calm and kind.